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Employee Benefit Plans (Asset Class) (Details) - Pension Plan [Member] | Dec. 31, 2018
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Short-term securities | Maximum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.05%
Short-term securities | Minimum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.00%
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.50%
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.35%
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.53%
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.48%
Equity Securities, Canadian [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.22%
Equity Securities, Canadian [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.12%
Equity Securities, Non Canadian [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.55%
Equity Securities, Non Canadian [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.30%
Equity Securities, Non Canadian [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.52%
Equity Securities, Non Canadian [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 0.47%

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- Definition Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d)(5)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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